List of places named after Josip Broz Tito

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Josip Broz Tito

During Josip Broz Tito's presidency and in the years following his death in 1980, several places in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and across the world were named or renamed in honor of him as part of his cult of personality. Since the breakup of Yugoslavia, several towns and squares in the former nation have reverted their names. Numerous streets were also named after Tito, both in former Yugoslavia as well as elsewhere as an honour to a foreign dignitary.

Cities formerly named after Tito[]

A total of eight towns and cities were named after Tito. Right after World War II, four municipalities whose role in the partisan resistance movement was perceived as significant gained the adjective "Tito's" (locally Titov/Titova/Titovo), while the capital of the smallest federal republic of Montenegro was renamed Titograd (Tito's grad). After Tito's death in 1980, four more cities were added, for a total of one in each of the Yugoslav six federal republics and two autonomous provinces. These were:

 Montenegro[]

  • Titograd, July 13, 1946 – April 2, 1992 – Podgorica

 Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

  • Titov Drvar, 1981–1991 – Drvar, Canton 10, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Croatia[]

  • Titova Korenica, December 5, 1945 – February 7, 1997 – Korenica

 Serbia[]

  • Titovo Užice, 1946–1992 – Užice
  • Titov Vrbas, 1983–1992 – Vrbas, Vojvodina
  • Titova Mitrovica, 1981–1992 – Kosovska Mitrovica[a]

 Slovenia[]

  • Titovo Velenje, October 10, 1981 – July 17, 1990 – Velenje

 North Macedonia[]

  • Titov Veles, 1946–1996 – Veles

With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, each city was renamed.

Streets and squares[]

Countries in the world with streets named for Marshal Tito

Many towns in the countries of former Yugoslavia and in other countries have streets and squares named after him.

 Slovenia[]

  • Ilirska Bistrica: Trg Maršala Tita (main square)
  • Jesenice: Cesta Maršala Tita
  • Koper: Titov trg (main square)
  • Logatec: Titova ulica
  • Ljubljana: Titova cesta (renamed to Slovenska cesta (Slovenian Avenue) in 1991); Titova cesta, a section of Štajerska cesca named after Tito in 2009. After Tito street decision in Slovenia renamed to Štajerska cesta.
  • Maribor: Titova cesta (main street), Titov most (Tito's Bridge)
  • Postojna: Titov trg (main square), Titova cesta
  • Radeče: Titova ulica
  • Radenci: Titova cesta
  • Senovo: Titova cesta
  • Tolmin: Trg Maršala Tita (main square)
  • Velenje: Titov trg (main square with highest Tito's statue in the world)

In 2011, 2 years after a street in Ljubljana was named after Tito, the Constitutional Court of Slovenia ruled that naming of a new street after Josip Broz Tito was unconstitutional. The court unanimously ruled that Tito symbolizes severe human rights violations, and that naming the street after him glorifies totalitarian regime and violates human dignity.[1][2] In 2020, the Constitutional Court of Slovenia allowed a referendum against the renaming of Tito's street in Radenci. In contrast to the decision about the street in Ljubljana, the street in Radenci had been named after Tito more than 40 years ago; the court rejected the mayor's claim that a referendum to keep the name would violate the constitution.[3]

 Croatia[]

Name changes are announced in Selce, Varaždinske Toplice and Velika Gorica.

Former
  • Karlovac: Trg Josipa Broza Tita (now Trg hrvatskih branitelja)
  • Šibenik: Poljana maršala Tita (now Poljana)
  • Mursko Središće: Ulica Josipa Broza Tita (now Ulica Republike Hrvatske)
  • Zadar: Obala Maršala Tita (now Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV)
  • Zagreb: Trg maršala Tita (now Trg Republike Hrvatske). In February 2008, 2,000 protestors gathered on Zagreb's Josip Broz square, which is the site of the Croatian National Theatre, to demand it be renamed to Theatre Square.[4] However, hundreds of anti-fascists accused this crowd to be revisionist and neo-Ustaše and the attempt to rename it failed.[5] Croatian President Stjepan Mesić publicly opposed the renaming.[6] However, the square was renamed to Republic of Croatia Square by mayor Milan Bandić in 2017.[7]
  • Zaprešić: Ulica maršala Tita (now Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac Street)
  • Varaždinske Toplice: Ulica Maršala Tita (now dr. Franjo Tuđman Street)

 Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

The only towns in Republika Srpska that names a street after Tito are Kozarac and Srebrenica; all other towns are in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former
  • Bugojno: Ulica maršala Tita (now Sultan Ahmedova)

 Serbia[]

Vojvodina
Former
  • Beograd: Maršala Tita (the main street, renamed back to Srpskih Vladara in 1992, now Kralja Milana)
  • Zemun: Ulica maršala Tita (the main street, renamed back to Glavna ulica, meaning "main street")
  • Šabac: Maršala Tita (the main street, renamed to Gospodar Jevremova in 2005.)
  • Ruma: Maršala Tita (the main street, renamed back to Glavna ulica, meaning "main street")
  • Užice: Maršala Tita (the main street, renamed to Dimitrija Tucovića street)
  • Jagodina (Svetozarevo 1946–1992): Maršala Tita (the main street, renamed to Kneginje Milice in 1992)
  • Zrenjanin: Maršala Tita (the main street, renamed back to Kralja Aleksandra in 1992)
  • Novi Sad: Bulevar maršala Tita (renamed to Bulevar Mihajla Pupina in 1992)
  • Batajnica: Josipa Broza-Tita (the main street, renamed to Majora Zorana Radosavljevica in 2004)
  • Temerin: Maršala Tita (the main street, renamed to Novosadska during 1990s)

 Montenegro[]

  • Herceg Novi: Trg maršala Tita
  • Bar: Ulica maršala Tita
  • Podgorica: Josipa Broza Tita; Titove Korenice
  • Rožaje: Maršala Tita
  • Tivat: Obala maršala Tita
Former
  • Podgorica: Titograd
  • Cetinje: Titov trg (now Dvorski trg)
  • Ulcinj: Bulevard maršala Tita (now Bulevard Gjergj Kastrioti - Skënderbeu)

 North Macedonia[]

Marshal Tito Street at Skopje. (26 July 1963, the Yugoslav People's Army support stuff for earthquake)
  • Valandovo: Maršal Tito
  • Berovo: Maršal Tito
  • Bitola: Титово Ужице
  • Delčevo: Maršal Tito
  • Demir Hisar: Maršal Tito
  • Demir Kapija: Maršal Tito
  • Negotino: Maršal Tito
  • Gevgelija: Maršal Tito
  • Josifovo: Maršal Tito
  • Kičevo: Maršal Tito
  • Kočani: Maršal Tito
  • Kriva Palanka: Maršal Tito
  • Kumanovo: Титова Митровачка
  • Makedonska Kamenica: Maršal Tito
  • Makedonski Brod, Marsal Tito
  • Radovis: Maršal Tito
  • Skopje: Maršal Tito, Титовелешка
  • Star Dojran: Maršal Tito
  • Stip: Kej Maršal Tito
  • Struga: Maršal Tito
  • Strumica: ulica Maršal Tito
  • Sveti Nikole: Marsal Tito
  • Veles: Maršal Tito
  • Vinica: bul. Tito
Former
  • Bitola: Maršal Tito (now Širok Sokak)
  • Ohrid: Kej Maršal Tito (now Kej Makedonija)
  • Tetovo: Square Maršal Tito (former name)

 Algeria[]

 Angola[]

  • Luanda: Rua Marechal Tito Presidente

 Brazil[]

 Cambodia[]

  • Phnom Penh: Josep Broz Tito Street

 Cyprus[]

 Egypt[]

  • Cairo: Josip Broz Tito Street, Huckstep, Qism El-Nozha (by the Cairo International Airport)

 Ethiopia[]

  • Addis Ababa: Josif (Broz) Tito's street

 France[]

 Ghana[]

  • Accra: Josif Broz Tito Avenue

 India[]

  • New Delhi: J B Tito Marg
  • Jodhpur: Shri Tito Chauraha

 Italy[]

 Kazakhstan[]

  • Titova, oblast 110000, near Arkalyk

 Morocco[]

 Nigeria[]

  • Abuja: Tito Broz street

 Russia[]

 Tunisia[]

  • Sousse: Marshal Tito Avenue

 Zambia[]

  • Lusaka: Tito Road

Mountain peaks[]

 North Macedonia[]

Asteroid[]

Gallery[]

  • Trg Maršala Tita (Marshal Tito Square) in Herceg Novi, Montenegro

  • Ulica Maršala Tita (Marshal Tito Street) in Srbobran, Serbia

  • Old road sign in Srbobran, Serbia, pointing to Titov Vrbas

  • Old road sign in Serbia, pointing to Titograd and Titovo Užice

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References[]

  1. ^ Text of the decision U-I-109/10 of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, issued on 3 October 2011, in Slovene: http://odlocitve.us-rs.si/usrs/us-odl.nsf/o/AB6C747BE8DF7AF3C125791F00404CF9
  2. ^ Naming Street After Tito Unconstitutional. Slovenia Times, 5 October 2011 http://www.sloveniatimes.com/naming-street-after-tito-unconstitutional
  3. ^ Tito's Street Keeps its Name, 24ur, published on 27 July 2020 https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/titova-cesta-v-radencih-ostaja-titova.html
  4. ^ "Thousands of Croatians rally against 'Tito' square Archived 2008-02-17 at the Wayback Machine". Agence France-Presse (9 February 2008). Accessed 12 November 2009.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Dispute over Name of Zagreb's Tito Square". Balkan Travellers. Accessed 12 November 2009.
  7. ^ Balkan Insight
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